Matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry of DNA–Pt(II) complexes

Abstract
Matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry has been used to characterize the reaction products of the 18‐mer deoxyribonucleotide d(AACGGTTAACCGTTAATT) with [Pt(NH3)3(H2O)]2+ and cis‐[Pt(NH3)2(H2O)2]2+. Characteristic peaks corresponding to different monofunctional adducts {18‐mer+n[Pt(NH3)3]} (n =1, 2, 3 and 4) have been observed with the triamino–monoaqua complex. With the diamino‐diaqua cis‐Pt complex, formation of a chelate {18‐mer+[Pt(NH3)2]} involving two adjacent guanines has been demonstrated. A good correlation between MALDI and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis results is observed.